Paraben Free Spinach & Avocado Pesto

This vibrant green sauce is everything a great pesto should be — bright, creamy, and packed with fresh flavor from real whole ingredients. Avocado gives it a luxuriously silky body while baby spinach and fresh basil bring that gorgeous color and a clean, herby punch. A squeeze of lemon and a couple of garlic cloves round everything out, and the optional ginger adds a subtle warmth that makes it feel a little unexpected in the best way. For anyone navigating parabens in their diet, the challenge often comes down to processed condiments and jarred sauces that rely on preservative blends you can't always decode on a label. This recipe sidesteps all of that — every ingredient is a whole food you can pick up fresh, with nothing hidden in the mix. The lemon juice does double duty as both a flavor brightener and a natural way to slow oxidation, and pressing plastic wrap directly onto the surface before sealing keeps it looking and tasting fresh even after a day or two in the fridge. Spoon it over pasta, swipe it onto toast, use it as a dip for crudités, or thin it out a little more and drizzle it over roasted vegetables. Once you make a batch, you'll find yourself reaching for it constantly.

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